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While I love the holiday season – looking at the lights, visiting with friends, eating all the yummy, indulgent food – I am secretly happy when they are over. Once my last guest left on New Year’s Day, I felt like I could sleep for the week.<\/p>\n

Since my hubby and I are on a house guest break for a while, I’m scaling back on the quantities of food I make. With only the two of us, I’ve been looking for recipes that don’t serve a small army.<\/p>\n

“[After] years of dabbling with recipes and having TONS of leftovers that ended up going to waste, I finally had a moment of clarity – cook what you need!” says Barbara Oseland<\/a><\/strong>. Her Hearty Lasagna for Two<\/a><\/strong> is a very filling recipe, just made into a smaller size. And with the leftover sauce, you can use it to make a pizza or put it on some pasta. Gotta love a two-for-one recipe!<\/p>\n

Sue Lally’s<\/a><\/strong> Baked Mac & Cheese for One<\/a><\/strong> is a perfect dinner when I have a night to myself. But, it can also be doubled if I need it to be. “[This] is so much better than the boxed stuff,” says Sue. This mac & cheese is a wonderful way to indulge yourself in comfort food … while still maintaining portion control.<\/p>\n

Meatloaf and Mashed Potato Cupcakes<\/a><\/strong>? Now that’s definitely portion controlled comfort food. While not necessarily for two people, Cara Roe’s<\/a><\/strong> recipe would freeze well. Or, you can turn the leftover cupcakes into a nice meatloaf sandwich the next day. “My sons love to eat these ‘cupcakes’ for dinner,” says Cara. I think my husband will enjoy these too. They are just cute as a button … and very tasty.<\/p>\n

“This is a meal,” says Ellen Bales<\/a><\/strong> about her Fried Egg Sandwich with Style, Part 2<\/a><\/strong>. I love doing breakfast for dinner occasionally. This sandwich has so many different flavors and textures it makes one really good egg sandwich (and dinner in my mind!).<\/p>\n

Soups are wonderful to make when cooking for two. Typically, they make more than you need, but freeze wonderfully. I love making a batch of Jessica Mills’<\/a><\/strong> Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup<\/a><\/strong>. It’s perfectly salty, satisfying and just like grandma used to make! “You can’t just eat one bowl full,” says Jessica. “It always has you coming back for seconds.” On a cold winter night, this is the perfect recipe to warm you up.<\/p>\n

Leftovers are great – don’t get me wrong. But, after eating something for five days in a row I’m a little tired of it (and I’m sure you all feel the same way too). I love that these recipes are easy to make, and can be portion controlled. Cooking for two can be a hard thing. Do you have any recipes you turn to when not cookin’ for a crowd? I’d love to know!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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